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- NASA gets SGI 2048-core Itanium 2 supercomputer
- NASA gets SGI 2048-core Itanium 2 supercomputerSo that's who's keeping SGI aliveGranted, I know that the Itanium 2 scales well, but so does the POWER6. In fact, if the POWER6 scales as well as it should, they would require half of the cores that the Itanium 2 would need....
- Tags: Processors, Operating systems, Intel Itanium, IBM POWER6, Intel Itanium 2, Silicon Graphics Inc., HPC Space, NASA, supercomputer, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- NASA gets SGI 2048-core Itanium 2 supercomputer
- I had a chance to speak with NASA and SGI at the SC07 supercomputing convention in Reno this week where I saw one of the biggest super computers in the world. Pictured left is a 1024-core version of the Altix 4700 and NASA just bought one with twice as many...
- Tags: SGI Altix, Processor, NASA, Supercomputer, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Silicon Graphics Inc., SPECint_rate2006, SPECfp_rate2006, UNIX, Processors, InfiniBand, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-11-15
- Advanced Virtualization and Workload Management on Itanium 2-Based Servers
- Virtualization and workload management are essential technologies for maximizing scalability, availability and value on high-end computing systems, and Itanium 2-based servers offer many options. One is SWsoft Virtuozzo, a proven, software-based virtualization solution for consolidating Linux and Windows applications. It provides granular control of workloads, along with exceptional performance and...
- Tags: Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Server, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Processors, Hardware, Storage, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2007-06-19
- Advanced Virtualization and Workload Management on Itanium 2-Based Servers
- Virtualization and workload management are essential technologies for maximizing scalability, availability and value on high-end computing systems, and Itanium 2-based servers offer many options. One is SWsoft Virtuozzo, a proven, software-based virtualization solution for consolidating Linux and Windows applications. It provides granular control of workloads, along with exceptional performance and...
- Tags: Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Server, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Processors, Hardware, Storage, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2007-06-12
- Retail Services Provider Deploys 2.2-Terabyte Data Warehouse to Better Serve Clients
- Acosta provides retail sales and category management services to more than 1,000 manufacturers, including giants such as Clorox, Heinz, and Nestle. With offices in more than 60 cities in the United States and Canada, Acosta provides its services throughout North America. To better manage its information, Acosta created a 2.2...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Intel Itanium 2, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Acosta, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Processors, Databases, Enterprise Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2007-06-01
- Dynamic Logical Processors for Hyper-Threading on HP-UX 11i v3
- The new generation of the Intel Itanium 2 processor, code named Montecito, incorporates several advanced features and improvements, including multiple cores per processor and multiple hardware threads per core. This paper describes the key enhancements to the HP-UX 11i v3 operating system to support the new multiple hardware thread feature...
- Tags: HyperThreading, HP-UX, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle11i, Intel Itanium 2, Processors, Operating Systems, Databases, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Pechanga Resort and Casino: Better and Faster Business Decisions
- Pechanga benefited from a ProClarity business intelligence solution powered by reliable, highly scalable HP Integrity servers with Intel Itanium 2 processors and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Itanium 2, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Processors, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Webcasts 2007-01-01
- intel itanium 2 Processing: Technology for Better Business Outcomes
- The presenter of this webcast explains the architecture, business benefits, momentum and competitive advantages of Server Platform Management.
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Intel Corp., Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Webcasts 2007-01-01
- HP Reference Configuration for Business Intelligence: HP Integrity Superdome Servers With 64 intel itanium 2 Processors and Microsoft SQL Server 2005
- Organizations are consolidating Business Intelligence BI applications from multiple servers, and the number of source systems is growing. Many solutions based on 32-bit architecture are reaching their limits. This white paper describes a reference 64-bit hardware and software configuration to support a high-end data warehouse/OLAP solution based on the scalable...
- Tags: HP Integrity, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft SQL Server, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Intel Corp., HP Integrity Superdome, Tools & Techniques, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Databases, Enterprise Software, Processors, Management, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2006-12-01
- Understanding the Reliability Advantage of intel itanium 2 Servers
- When modernizing the legacy data center, high system availability is a key consideration in choosing the correct platform. Intel Itanium 2 Servers have an architecture that was built from the ground up to address the needs for mission critical and large scale computing with comprehensive Reliability Availability Serviceability RAS functionality....
- Tags: Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Server, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Presentations 2006-09-26
- Itanium 2-Based Solutions and the x86 Architecture: Optimizing IT Value by Mixing and Matching Industry-Standard Server Platforms
- With the growing market success of Itanium 2-based solutions and the integration of 64-bit extensions into x86-based processors, organizations now have a choice of two widely supported, industry-standard, 64-bit architectures. Which will be best for a particular implementation? In most cases, the right choice will be obvious. Both architectures Itanium...
- Tags: Information Technology, Intel X86, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2006-08-10
- IBM announces full AMD Opteron server line
- IBM announces full AMD Opteron server lineIBM+Novell+AMD forms allianceSee videohttp://enterpriseevent.amd.com/amd_06e6/?cid=theinquirer&lang=enHad AMD NOT been around doing its OWN THINGusers would still be using NETBURB at 10GZh with their machines in the freezer for cooling ..."What you see today leverages AMD Opteron technology and marries it with IBM's Enterprise X Architecture," Whitney...
- Tags: Processors, server, bank, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Opteron, Woodcrest, IBM Corp., Intel Itanium 2
- Discussion threads 2006-08-01
- Photos: Servers meet Montecito
- Japanese company unveils machines powered by Intel's dual-core Itanium 2 chip, known as Montecito.
- Tags: photograph, Intel Corp., Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Japanese company, chip, server, dual-core, Montecito
- Image galleries 2006-07-18
- Photos: Servers meet Montecito
- Japanese company unveils machines powered by Intel's dual-core Itanium 2 chip, known as Montecito.
- Tags: photograph, Intel Corp., Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Japanese company, chip, server, dual-core, Montecito
- Image galleries 2006-07-17
- Photos: Servers meet Montecito
- Japanese company unveils machines powered by Intel's dual-core Itanium 2 chip, known as Montecito.
- Tags: photograph, Intel Corp., Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Japanese company, chip, server, dual-core, Montecito
- Image galleries 2006-07-17
- Investment in 64-Bit intel itanium 2 Servers Pays Returns for CommSec
- As Australia's largest online financial services provider, Commonwealth Securities Limited CommSec needs to ensure that the internal and external Web sites it maintains, which receive more than 27 million hits a day, are providing the fastest and most effective user experience possible. This requires regular analysis of server performance logs,...
- Tags: 64-bit, Investment, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Server, Analysis, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Case studies 2006-07-17
- PRIMEQUEST System Architecture
- Observing that a growing number of customers were attracted to Linux and Windows operating environments and to servers employing Intel processors, Fujitsu launched its PRIMEQUEST 400 Series employing Intel's Itanium 2 processors. An important feature of Fujitsu's implementation, PRIMEQUEST partitioning permits I/O units to be assigned independently of the system...
- Tags: I/O, Intel Itanium 2, Fujitsu Ltd., PRIMEQUEST Flexible I/O, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2006-07-01
- Dual-Core Processing Revs Up Toyota's Virtual Wind Tunnel
- Toyota Motorsport's Formula One racecar designers rely on a virtual wind tunnel to analyze aerodynamics and predict how a given design will perform under real-life racing conditions. This case study discusses the processing requirements of the computational fluid dynamics CFD simulation software that powers Toyota's virtual wind tunnel, and explains...
- Tags: Dual-core, Intel Itanium 2, Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota Motorsport, Processors, Open Source, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Case studies 2006-06-01
- The End of the Proprietary Era: Itanium 2-Based Solutions Are Changing the Economics of Business-Critical Computing
- Market momentum for Itanium 2-based solutions is growing worldwide, as businesses move away from proprietary architectures to reduce their total costs and achieve higher levels of performance, scalability, and availability. Systems based on the new Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 processor are helping to accelerate this transition, by delivering twice the...
- Tags: Performance, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Computing, Intel Corp., Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2006-06-01
- sx2000 Chipset
- Hewlett-Packard's new enterprise systems chipset, the sx2000, is designed to provide the scalability, reliability, manageability and performance to meet customers' most demanding server needs. The chipset, used in the latest HP Integrity high-end and midrange servers supports the Intel Itanium 2 processors and provides a foundation for future Itanium 2...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Itanium 2, Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2006-05-17
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